Jurgen Klopp claims Philippe Coutinho is not distracted by Barcelona’s continued pursuit of him.

Barca claim they will try again next month to prise playmaker Coutinho away from Liverpool , having failed with a final bid of £118million in August.

Even though the Brazil international handed in a transfer request in a bid to force through the move, Klopp claims he is focused on continuing to play well for the Anfield giants.

He praised Coutinho’s attitude and that of midfielder Emre Can, who is out of contract in July and wanted by Italian champions Juventus.

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“Day by day, it has no influence as long as the players are fine. Neither Emre nor Phil has given me, for one second, the impression that they are not interested in what we are doing here,” said the Reds' boss, before Friday's trip to Arsenal.

“That is all I care about until the moment we have to make a decision. That’s all.

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